The contruction to final completion
Material to contruct cabinet was Bruce hardwood flooring with a 150 gallon stock tank by Freeland.
10 inch high 3/8 thick glass is used to contain turtles
1/2 wall... wall mural was used for background
Eheim Professional 3 provides filtration (Note* I was not aware when planning this that Eheim filters as well as most/all canister filters require the water level to be at least 4 inches above the top of the filter) Because of this we had to raise the stock tank up higher with cement blocks. (see first photo) Also because the garage floor slopes quite a bit, it was a challenge to level everything.
The pothos plants are real all other plants are fake
Cypress mulch, real driftwood and assorted rocks for decoration
Basking lamp was hung using materials at Home Depot and a fake vine purchased at Petsmart
Custom made stain was used to match the color of the hardwood flooring. (requires a pro painter as no retailers match stain only paint)
Garage temps of 74 degrees are maintained for the turtles comfort. No water heater is used.
Acrylic covering was applied to lower half of wall mural to protect from splashing water